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Case Reports
. 2023 Jun 1;32(6):e60-e62.
doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002175. Epub 2023 Jan 24.

Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tear After Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy

Vincent Cayzac  1 , Marion Sagnard, Bernard Valero, Hugo Voisin, Hussam El Chehab
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Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tear After Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy

Vincent Cayzac et al. J Glaucoma. .

Abstract

Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tear is a common complication in the context of neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated by intravitreal injections of antivascular endothelial growth factor drugs. There are some reports of such complications after trabeculectomy but none after nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS). A 57-year-old man presented to our hospital with uncontrolled advanced glaucoma of his left eye. NPDS with adjunctive use of mitomycin C was performed with no intraoperative complication. On the seventh postoperative day clinical examination and multimodal imaging revealed a macular RPE tear in the operated eye. Subretinal fluid induced by the tear resolved within 2 months with an increase in intraocular pressure. To the best of our knowledge, this article discusses the first reported case of RPE tear occurring just after NPDS.

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Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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